Big Cypress Reservation
Big Cypress Reservation | |
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Location of Big Cypress Reservation in red. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Hendry County, Broward County |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Seminole Tribe of Florida |
| Area | |
• Total | 81.972 sq mi (212.306 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 591 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Website | official website |
The Big Cypress Reservation is one of the six Indian reservations of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. It is located in southeastern Hendry County and northwestern Broward County, in southern Florida, United States. Its location is on the Atlantic coastal plain. This reservation lies south of Lake Okeechobee and just north of Alligator Alley. It is governed by the Seminole Tribe of Florida's Tribal Council, and is the largest of the five Seminole reservations in the state. Facilities on the reservation include the tribal museum and a major entertainment and rodeo complex.
The land area is 81.972 sq mi (212.306 km2), including the 12th-largest cattle operation in the country. A resident population of 591 persons was reported in the 2010 census. The reservation is also called Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation or Big Cypress Indian Reservation. It lies adjacent to the north side of the largest section of the Miccosukee Indian Reservation in western Broward County.